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I have really been enjoying the fresh local corn. I have mostly been eating it off the cob with salt and butter, which is great, but now I was looking for something different. I recalled seeing Michael Smith on Chef at Home on the Food Network making
these
corn fritters that looked pretty good. Since corn was not in season at the time I had bookmarked the recipe to try later. His recipe had cheese and there was maple butter, but I was thinking more Mexican. I dropped the cheese and maple butter and added some cumin, cilantro and lime and then topped them with some salsa. They were really easy to make and pretty tasty. I liked the slightly crunchy texture that the cornmeal gave them. I was thinking that it would have been nice if I had some sour cream at the time.

Corn Fritters

ingredients

2 cups of corn

1/4 cup cornmeal

1/4 cup flour

1 teaspoon cumin

1 egg

1 green onion (chopped)

1 handful cilantro (chopped)

1 tablespoon lime juice

salt and pepper to taste

2 tablespoons oil

directions

Cut the corn kernels from the cobs of corn.

Mix the corn, corn meal, flour, cumin, egg, green onion, cilantro, lime juice in a large bowl. If the mixture is too dry add some water.

Heat the oil in a pan.

Spoon the corn mixture into the pan to form patties and cook until golden brown on both sides, about 4 minutes per side.

I made some of these tonight and loved them. They were so delicious and very easy to make! I have recently fallen in love with cilantro (because of several of your recipes) and I really enjoyed the flavor in these fritters. You've done it again!

I know this is an old one, but I wanted to drop a line and say how much I loved this recipe. I had to fudge one ingredient (I was recently diagnosed with celiac... but a quick swap of rice flour for the wheat and I was off on a run) but beyond that? Incredibly tasty. I had to make a second batch halfway through the meal because my husband fell in love with them!

And you're right, the cornmeal adds a much needed texture to the whole shebang. Thanks so much for a recipe I'll be using a LOT now that the summer corn is starting to come in.

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I came to realize that my meals were boring and that I had been eating the same few dishes over and over again for years. It was time for a change! I now spend my free time searching for, creating and trying tasty new recipes in my closet sized kitchen.